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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

I didn't quite manage to finish the stitching on the dragon ready to start the Backstitch but a few hours this next weekend will see to that, if I hadn't spent the first few hours doing some of the backstitch on the border I would of done it

Monday, October 21, 2013

I won't post a before pic because as normal it's the same as my after pic from last weekend and if your a regular reader chances are you remember what it looks like and if your new it's in the post below.

Sunday, October 06, 2013

While I was sick I had a call off my WI president who was ringing to make sure I was OK and she reminded me about the competition we have in October. Every year at the Autumn group meeting the WI's in the area hold a competition and it's always for a craft item based around a theme. This year the theme was black and white but I had no idea about it as I've not been to meetings all summer with bowling.

I did think about entering something I'd made in the past but in the end decided that in the 3 weeks I had I could make something and after a little thought I went with a box.

I would of liked to make the Pagoda in Little Bead Boxes but it's fairly complicated and I didn't want to put myself under pressure while recovering so in the end I went the triangle box that I've made before from the same book by Julia Pretl

It's not really clear in the pics that I used 2 different blacks, one matt and one shiny

Mine wasn't the project picked by the institute to go through to the Autumn meeting but I'm still happy with my box

Saturday, October 05, 2013

I've added orts from Firefly Fairies, Legends of the Dragons, Santa's village, Dear Jane quilt (that I haven't posted about even tho I started it a month ago!!) and a project I can't tell you about even tho I finished it as it's a Christmas gift for one of my girls and they both read my blog.

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

For September I saidGet one Fairy stitched as far as only needing the beads No, not done but I did take a week off FF while I was sick Finish Mrs Claus' Cookie Shop DoneStart and finish Santa's Stocking Store Not quite, I still have the vine bit to finishFinish Majesty and start Wisdom on Legends Majesty is finished and the border round Wisdom needs the back stitch finishing so kinda done this oneFor October I'd like toFinish the Stocking Store and make decent progress on Reindeer Stables but finishing it would be betterFinish Wisdom and so in turn finish LegendsI stitched for 85 hours 1 minute in September which is up on previous months but given that for most of the month I was sick and not able to do much at all without being able to breathe it's no surprise really.I had 4 new starts and 2 finishes, one of which I can't share until after Christmas as it's a gift for one of my Daughters and they both read my blog. I also had one day of no stitching and that was the day I spent the entire evening in A&E.Current PHD total = 33 :(